Saudi Arabia's Grip On Russia: Promises to Cut Oil Prices If Putin Backs Away from Assad
http://bit.ly/1zfNXza MOSCOW (Sputnik), Daria Chernyshova — Russia’s support of Syrian President Bashar Assad could be swayed if Saudi Arabia promises to cut oil output, as it will lead to higher oil prices profitable for the Russian economy. “Russia would be amenable to a deal to remove Assad because Russia is spending lots of money on Assad and Assad is not winning anyway. Russia would like to stop the expense of providing Assad with weapons and spare parts,” Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East analyst for the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service which conducts research and analysis for the US Congress. “Russia might accept a deal under which Assad leaves office but the military and security structure of the state is preserved, in order that ISIS or other extremists do not gain total control of Syria,” Katzman added. http://bit.ly/1zuFnyK
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